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			Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards (Final Rule)
			FRA is amending its regulations related to occupational noise exposure in three ways. First, in response to a congressional mandate, FRA is expanding those regulations to require that railroads provide an appropriate atmosphere-supplying emergency...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts, 2024 (Final Rule)
			This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2024 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.
						Locomotive Image and Audio Recording Devices for Passenger Trains (Final Rule)
			FRA is requiring the installation of inward- and outward- facing locomotive image recording devices on all lead locomotives in passenger trains, as required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). In general, the final rule...
						Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Oral Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs (Final Rule)
			This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Transportation's regulated industry drug testing program to include oral fluid testing. This additional methodology for drug testing will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2023 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.
						Safety Glazing Standards; Codifying Existing Waivers and Adding Test Flexibility (Final Rule)
			FRA is amending its Safety Glazing Standards for exterior windows on railroad equipment to codify long-standing waivers, add a new testing option to improve consistency of glazing testing, and revise outdated section headings. The changes update and...
						Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain Passenger and Freight Railroads (Final Rule)
			Pursuant to the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, FRA is issuing regulations requiring certain railroads to develop and implement a Fatigue Risk Management Program, as one component of the railroads' larger railroad safety risk reduction programs.
						Railroad Workplace Safety (Final Rule)
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2022 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In addition, this rule notes new DOT civil penalties authority provided in the Bipartisan...
						Railroad Workplace Safety (Final Rule)
			FRA is revising its regulations governing railroad workplace safety to: Allow for the use of alternative cybersecurity standards for electronic display systems used to view track authority information for roadway worker safety, and exempt certain...
						Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Mechanical Employees and Miscellaneous Amendments (Final Rule)
			As mandated by the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act or Act), FRA is expanding the scope of its alcohol and drug regulation to cover mechanical employees. This...
						Positive Train Control Systems (Final Rule)
			FRA is revising its regulations governing changes to positive train control (PTC) systems and reporting on PTC system performance. First, recognizing that the railroad industry intends to enhance FRA- certified PTC systems to continue improving rail...
						Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2021 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In...
						Emergency Order Requiring Face Mask Use in Railroad Operations (Final Rule)
			To help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is issuing this emergency order (E.O.) to require compliance with the mask requirements of the Order of the Centers for Disease Control and...
						State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans; Correction (Final Rule)
			On December 14, 2020, FRA published a final rule amending FRA's grade crossing safety standards. In preparing the final rule for publication, an error was made that resulted in a cross-reference to the wrong paragraph. FRA is correcting that...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2020 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In...
						Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental Review (Final Rule)
			FHWA, FRA, and FTA are issuing this final rule to establish the regulations governing the DOT Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental Reviews (Pilot Program). Section 1309 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, as...
						Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions (Final Rule)
			FRA is revising its regulation governing the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers to make it consistent with its regulation for the qualification and certification of conductors. The changes include: Amending the program submission...
						State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (Final Rule)
			FRA is issuing this final rule in response to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act mandate that FRA issue a rule requiring 40 States and the District of Columbia to develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans. This final...
						Miscellaneous Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards and Codification of Waivers (Final Rule)
			FRA is revising its regulations governing brake inspections, tests, and equipment. The changes include the incorporation of relief from various provisions provided in long-standing waivers related to single car air brake tests, end-of-train devices,...
						Revision of Method for Calculating Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents (Final Rule)
			FRA's accident/incident reporting regulation requires railroads to report to FRA all rail equipment accidents/incidents above the monetary reporting threshold (reporting threshold) applicable to that calendar year. In this final rule, FRA amends this...
						Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service (Final Rule)
			This final rule establishes metrics and minimum standards for measuring the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations.
						Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards (Final Rule)
			This final rule of particular applicability (RPA) establishes safety standards for the Texas Central Railroad (TCRR or the railroad) high-speed rail (HSR) system. These standards are not intended for general application in the railroad industry, but...
						Rail Integrity and Track Safety Standards (Final Rule)
			FRA is revising its regulations governing the minimum safety requirements for railroad track. The changes include allowing inspection of rail using continuous rail testing; allowing the use of flange-bearing frogs in crossing diamonds; relaxing the...
						System Safety Program and Risk Reduction Program (Final Rule)
			In this final rule, FRA is amending its regulations requiring commuter and intercity passenger rail (IPR) operations to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. The rule clarifies that each...
						Risk Reduction Program (Final Rule)
			FRA is issuing this final rule to require each Class I freight railroad and each freight railroad with inadequate safety performance to develop and implement a Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to improve the safety of its operations. RRP is a...
						Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures (Final Rule)
						Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures (Final Rule)
						Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees (Final Rule)
			In response to a petition for rulemaking, FRA is amending its regulation on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees by delaying the regulation's implementation dates for all contractors, and those Class II and III...
						Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures (Final Rule)
			This final rule sets forth a comprehensive revision and update of the Department's regulations on rulemaking procedures and consolidates all of the Department's existing administrative procedures in one location. This final rule also incorporates and...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
						System Safety Program (Final Rule)
			On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. FRA has stayed the SSP final rule's requirements until...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2019 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.
						Moving the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Civil Penalties Schedules and Guidelines From the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to the FRA Website (Final Rule)
			To eliminate unnecessary costs and improve public access, FRA is removing its civil penalties schedules and guidelines from the CFR and publishing them on the FRA website.
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Correction (Final Rule)
			On November 21, 2018, FRA published a final rule amending FRA's passenger equipment safety standards. In preparing the final rule for publication, an error was made that led to the inadvertent removal of rule text. FRA is correcting that minor error to...
						Railroad Noise Emission Compliance Regulations (Final Rule)
			In this final rule, FRA is eliminating the requirement that certain locomotives display a badge or tag to demonstrate the railroad has certified the locomotives comply with noise emission standards. This final rule reduces economic burdens on the rail...
						System Safety Program (Final Rule)
			On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. FRA has stayed the SSP final rule's requirements until...
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2018 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. This rule...
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for Alternative Compliance and High-Speed Trainsets (Final Rule)
			This final rule amends FRA's passenger equipment safety standards using a performance-based approach to adopt new and modified requirements governing the construction of conventional- and high-speed passenger rail equipment. This final rule adds a new...
						Environmental Impacts and Related Procedures (Final Rule)
			This final rule amends FHWA and FTA regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) requirements. In addition, through this final rule, FRA is joining those regulations, making them FRA's NEPA and Section 4(f)...
						Hours of Service Recordkeeping; Automated Recordkeeping; Correction (Final Rule)
			On August 29, 2018, FRA published a final rule to reduce the paperwork burden associated with compliance with Federal hours of service laws and regulations. In preparing that final rule for publication, a technical error was made as described in the...
						Hours of Service Recordkeeping; Automated Recordkeeping (Final Rule)
			This rule is part of FRA's broader initiative to reduce the paperwork burden of its regulations while still supporting compliance with the Federal hours of service laws and regulations. Current regulations require employees covered by those laws or...
						Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees (Final Rule)
			In response to a petition for reconsideration of a final rule, FRA is amending its regulations on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees by delaying the regulations' implementation dates an additional year. FRA...
						Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2018 (Final Rule)
			FRA's accident/incident reporting regulations require railroads to report to the agency all rail equipment accidents/ incidents above the monetary reporting threshold (reporting threshold) for that calendar year (CY). There is no change to the CY 2017...
						Drug and Alcohol Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2018 (Final Rule)
			This notification of determination announces the FRA Administrator's minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates for calendar year 2018.
						System Safety Program (Final Rule)
			On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's...
						Competitive Passenger Rail Service Pilot Program (Final Rule)
			This final rule implements a pilot program for competitive selection of eligible petitioners in lieu of Amtrak to operate not more than three long-distance routes operated by Amtrak. The final rule is required by statute.
						System Safety Program (Final Rule)
			On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's...
						System Safety Program (Final Rule)
			On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's...
						Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees (Final Rule)
			This document delays the implementation dates in the final rule published November 7, 2014, because model training program developers alerted FRA they will not be able to timely produce model programs that an estimated 1,459 railroads and contractors...
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